Or something like that.
Today I figured out that our daily walk to school and back only burns somewhere between 33 (Garmin estimate) and 44 (Fitday estimate) calories.
At that rate I'll have to walk to school and back between 80 and 106 times in order to burn a pound's worth of calories. That's ten weeks of walks to school and back.
Guess I'll have to crank up the old exercise routine a bit more than that this week, eh?
Showing posts with label exercise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label exercise. Show all posts
Monday, April 14, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
3500 Calories
Burn it off this week in exercise: enough Calories to lose a pound. That's our Biggest Loser challenge this week.
My Garmin gives me generous caloric expenditure estimates (since it incorporates body weight, I believe), so that's what I'll use. Let's check some recent estimates:
Last Sunday, run 10.24 miles, burn 1287 Calories. That's 125.6 Calories/mile, or it would take me 27.8 miles running to burn off a pound. I think that's a reasonable estimate. Right now I do that approximately every two weeks.
Today, bike 33.03 miles, burn 2254 Calories. That's 68.2 Calories per mile, or it would take me 51.3 miles cycling to burn off a pound.
3 hours 25 minutes easy-pace cycling (15 mph) versus 5 hours 33 minutes easy-pace running (12 min/mile)? Heck, I'll take the cycling any old day. Bring it on. (Except I don't really think that estimate is accurate for cycling, but who am I to argue with the Garmin experts!???)
Hmm, we get more points if we burn 7000 calories. 102.6 miles in a week? I could do that, except it's been a while since I've actually done it, but it's much easier to double (or even triple, with my low cycling mileage lately) your cycling distance in a week than double your running distance.
We'll see. First I have to get serious about getting rid of my nasty hacking cough.
My Garmin gives me generous caloric expenditure estimates (since it incorporates body weight, I believe), so that's what I'll use. Let's check some recent estimates:
Last Sunday, run 10.24 miles, burn 1287 Calories. That's 125.6 Calories/mile, or it would take me 27.8 miles running to burn off a pound. I think that's a reasonable estimate. Right now I do that approximately every two weeks.
Today, bike 33.03 miles, burn 2254 Calories. That's 68.2 Calories per mile, or it would take me 51.3 miles cycling to burn off a pound.
3 hours 25 minutes easy-pace cycling (15 mph) versus 5 hours 33 minutes easy-pace running (12 min/mile)? Heck, I'll take the cycling any old day. Bring it on. (Except I don't really think that estimate is accurate for cycling, but who am I to argue with the Garmin experts!???)
Hmm, we get more points if we burn 7000 calories. 102.6 miles in a week? I could do that, except it's been a while since I've actually done it, but it's much easier to double (or even triple, with my low cycling mileage lately) your cycling distance in a week than double your running distance.
We'll see. First I have to get serious about getting rid of my nasty hacking cough.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
PT
My personal trainer workout for the Biggest Loser thing was this morning at our little local town branch YMCA. The trainer did a great job and gave me a great workout which hit a lot of muscles that haven't been used in about 47 years.
I'm going to be sore tomorrow. And the next day.
And the day after that I have to run the National Half Marathon (uh, yes, I dropped down from the full marathon that I originally entered, why do you ask?). But I'll draft off Jeanne, so it will be easier than the last time.
Ahem.
The biggest hit of the day was the child watch playroom at the Y. My girls LOVED it there and played nicely and even helped clean up toys and didn't want to leave. Go figure. I guess that eliminates one of my last excuses for not getting back to doing some weight training and core work, which I have been successfully avoiding for years and years.
I'm going to be sore tomorrow. And the next day.
And the day after that I have to run the National Half Marathon (uh, yes, I dropped down from the full marathon that I originally entered, why do you ask?). But I'll draft off Jeanne, so it will be easier than the last time.
Ahem.
The biggest hit of the day was the child watch playroom at the Y. My girls LOVED it there and played nicely and even helped clean up toys and didn't want to leave. Go figure. I guess that eliminates one of my last excuses for not getting back to doing some weight training and core work, which I have been successfully avoiding for years and years.
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